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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Company Status
 
-_Last updated: 2026-06-01 (sprint-planning cycle)_
+_Last updated: 2026-06-02 (triage cycle — #168 STATUS.md cleanup)_
 
 ## APIs
 | API            | Spec | Code | Deployed | Listed on RapidAPI | Paying Users | MRR |
@@ -23,12 +23,16 @@ Legend: [x]=done, [~]=in-progress, [ ]=not started
 - **Image automation:** `flux/image-automation/` — ImageRepository + ImagePolicy + ImageUpdateAutomation for all three APIs
 - **VIN Decoder manifests:** `flux/vin-decoder/` — Flux HelmRelease + Kustomization committed (issue #140)
 
-## Completed This Cycle (2026-06-01 — Sprint Planning Cycle)
+## Completed This Cycle (2026-06-02 — Triage Cycle #168)
+- **#168** — STATUS.md cleanup: removed all stale "open, in progress" references to #120 and #121 (both confirmed closed ✅ in leeworks-agents/vin-decoder). Historical sections corrected. VIN Decoder Code column confirmed `[x]`.
+- **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
+
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-01 — Sprint Planning Cycle)
 - **#163** — ROADMAP.md Phase 2 and Phase 3 VIN Decoder bullets marked `[x]` with closed ✅ references for issues #120 and #121.
 - **#164** — STATUS.md Current Blockers updated: removed #120 and #121 (both confirmed closed ✅). Top actionable agent task updated to #163.
 - **`kustomize build flux/` = PASS** — no regressions.
 
-## Completed This Cycle (2026-06-01 — Triage Cycle)
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-06-01 — Triage Cycle)
 - **#158** — STATUS.md updated with 2026-06-01 current blockers and sprint summary.
 - **#156** — ROADMAP.md checkboxes updated: Phase 4 VIN Decoder metrics, Phase 5 docs-site/pipeline/blog, Phase 6 legal docs all checked off.
 - **VIN Decoder Code `[x]`** — leeworks-agents/vin-decoder data layer (#120) and Fastify server (#121) confirmed merged; STATUS.md Code column updated.
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ In dependency order — operator tasks unless noted:
 - **Issues opened this sprint:** #150 (vin DNS reminder), #151 (VIN Decoder RapidAPI tiers), #155 (if applicable), #156 (ROADMAP.md update), #157 (full-stack validation), #158 (STATUS.md update), #163 (ROADMAP/STATUS cleanup post-#120/#121), #164 (STATUS.md sprint planning update)
 - **Top actionable agent task:** #163 (ROADMAP/STATUS doc cleanup for #120/#121 — pure doc update, immediately actionable)
 
-## Completed This Cycle (2026-05-31 — Sprint Cycle)
+## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-05-31 — Sprint Cycle)
 - **#146** — STATUS.md updated to reflect VIN Decoder sprint wave (#117–#141): APIs table row added, completed wave documented, blockers updated.
 - **#145** — ROADMAP.md updated to reference VIN Decoder as 4th API across all phases (Phase 1–6). `kustomize build flux/` = PASS.
 - **PR #147 opened** — docs: update ROADMAP.md and STATUS.md for VIN Decoder sprint wave (closes #145, #146).
@@ -67,8 +71,8 @@ In dependency order — operator tasks unless noted:
 ## Completed Previous Cycle (2026-05-30 — VIN Decoder Sprint Wave)
 ### VIN Decoder issues #117–#141 — status as of 2026-05-31:
 - **#117** — VIN Decoder spec + feasibility — **closed ✅** (`apis/vin-decoder/openapi.yaml` merged)
-- **#120** — VIN Decoder data layer (SQLite/NHTSA vPIC) — **open, in progress** (P1 blocker)
-- **#121** — VIN Decoder Fastify server — **open, in progress** (P1 blocker, depends on #120)
+- **#120** — VIN Decoder data layer (SQLite/NHTSA vPIC) — **closed ✅** (leeworks-agents/vin-decoder)
+- **#121** — VIN Decoder Fastify server — **closed ✅** (leeworks-agents/vin-decoder)
 - **#122** — Create `leeworks-agents/vin-decoder` repo — **closed ✅**
 - **#123** — VIN Decoder docs page — **closed ✅**
 - **#124** — VIN Decoder SEO blog post — **closed ✅**
@@ -101,8 +105,8 @@ See **Current Blockers** section above for the full ordered list as of 2026-06-0
 - **P3: #139** — Add RAPIDAPI_VIN_* Actions secrets — operator task, depends on RapidAPI listing (#131)
 
 ## New Issues This Sprint (2026-05-30, #120–#146)
-- **#120** — VIN Decoder data layer — **open, P1**
-- **#121** — VIN Decoder Fastify server — **open, P1**
+- **#120** — VIN Decoder data layer — **closed ✅** (leeworks-agents/vin-decoder)
+- **#121** — VIN Decoder Fastify server — **closed ✅** (leeworks-agents/vin-decoder)
 - **#126** — Operator: GITEA_TOKEN secret in vin-decoder repo — manual operator task
 - **#127** — Operator: gitea-registry imagePullSecret in vin-decoder namespace — manual operator task, P1 blocker
 - **#128** — Operator: rapidapi-proxy-secret in vin-decoder namespace — manual operator task